Human Health Risk Assessor

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

What challenge will you take on?

We are looking for a human health toxicologist interested in working in a regulatory context.

Your tasks and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• You support in human health risk assessments and the preparation of registration dossiers. Tasks can be related to data gathering, data gap analysis, study monitoring, data quality evaluation, IUCLID entry, building of endpoint coverage strategies (testing, weight of evidence, read across, (Q)
  SAR modelling, …), hazard assessment, use mapping, exposure modelling, etc.
• You assist multinational clients in developing regulatory compliance strategies (e.g., on REACH, CLP/GHS, Biocides, nanoparticles, etc.)
• Assist in other projects where input of a risk assessor is needed (interdisciplinary projects, policy studies, …)
• You collaborate with our European team of experts in product stewardship. You are responsible for the quality of your work, and sensitive to agreed timelines and budget. You communicate clearly and proactively with stakeholders involved.

We can offer you:

• Challenging projects for national and international clients in the manufacturing sector (e.g., chemical & pharmaceutical industry, consumer goods, minerals and metals)
• Integration in an interdisciplinary team of specialists with a good international network
• Working in a global company with international flair and a great team spirit
• Opportunities for growth in line with your experience and interest

Does your profile match?

• MSc or PhD in biology, biomedical sciences, toxicology, chemistry, or other relevant education.
• At least 5y of relevant experience in regulatory toxicology and/or human health risk assessment in an academic or industrial/consultancy setting is required.
• Experienced in either metal risk assessment, endocrine disrupting properties, nanoparticles, mixture toxicity, or exposure/risk assessment tools (CHESAR, EasyTRA, ART, Cons Expo…) is an asset.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a flexible mindset is key. You focus on the best solutions for the client.
• You are eager to learn and interested in the impact of chemicals to human health and the environment. You feel ownership about the work you deliver and are happy to work in a team.
• You are fluent in oral and written communication. English is the most important working language in this team, fluency in at least one other EU language is an asset.
• You are well organized with strong analytical skills. Project management and business development experience or interest is welcome.

Why join Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Work streams:
Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.